Cresting or hip for roofs



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QRBSTING. 0R HIP FOR ROOFSL 'No. 511,508. PatentedDec. 26, 1898.

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A. M. CHEBSEMAN. GRESTING OR HIP FOR ROOPSF No; 511,508 A Patented Dec. 26, 1893..

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ANDREW- OHEESEMAN, or MILLDALE, KENTUCKY.

1 C'IRESTFING OR'VHIVP FOR ROQFS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 511,508, dated December QG, 1893.

I Application filed August 22, 1893 Serial No. 488,735. (NomOdeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW M. CHEESE- MAN, of Milldale, in the county of Kenton and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in-Orestings or Hips, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of my improved crestiug in position upon a roof. Fig. 2 isja Vertical crosssectio'n'on the line I'l-II of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a crosssection of amodified form of locking block. Fig. 4 illustrates my invention as applied'to a hip, being a side elevation partly broken away. Figs. 5 and 6 are cross-sections on the lines V-V and VIVI respectively of Fig. 4.

My'invention relates to the cover plates employed at the crest or hip of tile roofing, and is designed to attain a cheaper, more effective, and better secured device than has heretofore been employed.

To that end, it consists in a cover plate havin g internal projections engaged by a lockin g block which is held beneath the projecting ends of the oppositely inclined tiles.

which are adapted to rest upon the ribs 3 and securely hold the cresting in place. The foot 7 of the block may be, either of polygonal form as in Fig. 2, or of triangular cross-section as in Fig. 3. \Vhen the polygonal form is employed, no planing or changing of the roof structure is required, as the. sheathing boards 13 are so laid that their edges coincide with the edges of theridge-board l4. semihexagonal recess is thus formed, which 1s partially covered by the projecting upper edges end of the section.

of the tiles 15,-and in which the foot of the locking block fits snugly. A 1

When the triangular base is employed, the sheathing boards are planed off at the top so as to form fiat continuations of the ridgeboard, and the lower faces of the upper part of'the tiles fit upon the upper inclined faces of the foot of the block. To secure the cresting in place, one locking-block having been slid into place endwise to lock one end of the cresting section, another block is'slid into the other end till it is substantially flush with the is then laid, and a hooked wire or rod being inserted therein-and the hook engagedwith ahole Sin the Web of the block, it is drawn forward about half its length, so as to con- Another cresting section 1 neat and secure in place the adjacent ends of the two sections. The rod then being withdrawn, the action is repeated until the crest ;is covered. The pushing in of the block is necessary when tiles having raised ribs16 thereon as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are employed, but when their upper ends present a continuous flat surface, as shown in Fig. 4, the blockmaybe slipped half way in and the next section slid endwise over it. Where these cover plates are employed as hips, I preferably reduce one end of the body, as shown at 9 in Fig. 4, forming an exterior annular shoulder, and at the other end the section is interior-1y enlarged to form a socket 10, within which the reduced portion of the next hip is received.

The locking-blocks 5 are similar to those employed in the cresting, except that in place of the hole in the web I provide a longitudinal hole 11 through the foot of the block. In

this form, the lower section having been secured in place in any'suitable manner, the locking-block is slipped in flush with its end face, and another section being set in. position with its socket over-the reduced upper end of the first tile and a hook being passed down behind the block, it is drawn up to engage the inner ribs of the second hip section, one-half of its length being in each section. To prevent the block from sliding down from its proper position, I push through the hole 11 a rod 12 of wood or other suitable material which is of the proper length to holdthe' appreciated by those skilled in the art, the

cover being applicable as eresting or hip, and being simple, heat in appearance, and easily put in position. No nails or screws are necessary, the sections being locked by the blocks which are held beneath the projecting ends of the tiles.

Many variations may be made without departing from my invention, since What I claim is- 1. A cover plate for crestings or hips having internalprojections, and a locking block arranged to fit beneath the tiles and engage said projection; substantially as described.

2. A cover plate for crestings or hips having internal longitudinal ribs and a block having flanges arranged to engage said ribs, and a foot arranged to fit upon the ridge board beneath the ends of the tiles; substantially as described.

3. A cover plate for crestings or hips having internal longitudinal ribs, a perforated block having flanges arranged to engage said ribs, and a foot arranged to fit upon the ridge board beneath the ends of the tiles; substantially as described.

4. A cover plate for crest-ings or hips having one end reduced in size and the other provided with a socket, and a locking-block adapted to hold the plate in place; substantially as described.

5. A cover plate for crestings or hips having internal projections and side apertures for the overlapsot" the tiles, and a lockingblock arranged to fitbeneath the tiles and engage said projections; substantially as described.

6. A cover plate for crestings or hipshaving internal ribs at each end, and a lockingblock arranged to lie within two adjacent tiles and having flanges engaging their ribs; substantially as described. 1 l

7. A locking block for crestings or hips, having a longitudinal hole therethrough, said block also having flanges arranged to hold it in position; substantially as described.

8. The combination with crestings or hips having locking blocks, of a rodarranged to fit between two locking-blocks and hold them a fixed distance apart; substantially as de In testimony whereof I have herenntoset my hand.

ANDREW M. GHEESEMAN.

Witnesses:

GEo. M. LIEYERS, J. J. Esrnr. 

